Purple finches

Title
Purple finches
LC Subject
Birds
Description
These are the ones that should really be called the “Cherry Birds.” They get into the cherry trees when in flower an dip off the blossoms. Just why they do it, or what they accomplish thereby, is still a matter of doubt. The male is brightly tinged with cherry red, or with purplish colored feathers, while the female is grayer, like an ordinary sparrow, her feathers tinged with a greenish color. The Purple Finches can be heard in the fruit trees singing their song all day long. You notice the peculiar kind of beak they have — that short, conical beak that is characteristic of all the sparrow family.
Work Type
lantern slides
Location
Oregon >> United States
Date
1900/1910
Identifier
P217:02:58
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name
Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Is Part Of
Set 3 - Oregon Birds
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Hand-tinted
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